Manager, NPI Operations Engineering
Hypertherm Associates is searching for a Manager, NPI Operations Engineering. In this highly collaborative leadership role, you'll drive manufacturing readiness for new products and engineering changes, ensuring smooth launches and scalable production processes. Working across multiple teams, you'll help deliver industry-leading cutting solutions with a focus on safety, quality, delivery, and operational excellence.
As the Manager, NPI Operations Engineering, you will:
Lead manufacturing readiness for new products, engineering changes, and product lifecycle transitions.
Ensure accurate manufacturing systems, documentation, materials, tooling, and supplier readiness to support successful launches.
Partner with engineering and quality teams to develop scalable, manufacturable processes that optimize safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
Lead production validation activities, including APQP, PPAP, process capability, and launch quality planning.
Lead and develop a small team responsible for new product introductions and engineering change implementation.
Drive cross-functional launch execution, issue resolution, training, and transition to stable production with a "non-event launch" mindset.
Who you are and the experience you bring:
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, manufacturing, industrial engineering, or a related technical field with 6+ years of experience in high-mix, low-volume manufacturing supporting NPI, production launch, process development, and engineering changes
Strong knowledge of NPI, manufacturing readiness, engineering change management, BOMs, process flows, standard work, and work instructions
Working knowledge of APQP, PPAP, DFMEA, PFMEA, control plans, process validation, PLM, ERP, MRP, and MES systems
Ability to lead cross-functional work across engineering, operations, quality, supply chain, and production teams
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills using A3, 8D, root cause analysis, MSA, Gage R&R, SPC, and capability analysis
Preferred experience that differentiates you:
Experience with pilot, pre-production, and launch builds
Experience qualifying tooling, fixtures, equipment, and supplier readiness
Hands-on experience supporting launch ramp, Lean manufacturing, and APQP/PPAP execution
Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification preferred
Strong Exposure to PLM environments like ARAS or similar
Location: Onsite, Kent, WA (Relocation assistance available)
Besides our incredible culture, some of the benefits you can expect with a career at Hypertherm:
Global, 100% employee-owned company for over 50 years
Profit-Sharing
Employee Stock Ownership
Five days/year Community Service Time
Strong commitment to Environmental Stewardship
Stable, growing organization with a no-layoff philosophy
Sponsorship of new applicants for employment authorization, or any other immigration-related support, is not available for this position at this time.
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At Hypertherm Associates, we are committed to building an inclusive diverse, flexible, and collaborative environment. If our mission resonates with you, but you don’t meet all posted requirements, we encourage you to still apply. We will evaluate your application materials and may suggest alternative roles that better leverage your strengths and talents. For positions with multiple levels, we will evaluate your prior experience to determine the level within our organization you are best aligned based upon the job applying.
CURRENT ASSOCIATES OR TEMPORARY ASSOCIATES: Please apply via your internal Workday career account.$103,329.00-$172,215.00 AnnualThis is the base pay range that an applicant can expect to make upon hire. Pay within this range will vary based upon relevant experience, skills, and education among other factors.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, manufacturing, industrial engineering, or a related technical field
- 6+ years of experience in high-mix, low-volume manufacturing supporting NPI, production launch, process development, and engineering changes
- Strong knowledge of NPI, manufacturing readiness, engineering change management, BOMs, process flows, standard work, and work instructions
- Working knowledge of APQP, PPAP, DFMEA, PFMEA, control plans, process validation, PLM, ERP, MRP, and MES systems
- Ability to lead cross-functional work across engineering, operations, quality, supply chain, and production teams
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills using A3, 8D, root cause analysis, MSA, Gage R&R, SPC, and capability analysis
- Experience with pilot, pre-production, and launch builds
- Experience qualifying tooling, fixtures, equipment, and supplier readiness
- Hands-on experience supporting launch ramp, Lean manufacturing, and APQP/PPAP execution
- Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification
- Strong exposure to PLM environments such as ARAS or similar
What We Do
Hypertherm Associates is a U.S. based manufacturer of industrial cutting products and software. Its products, including Hypertherm plasma and OMAX waterjet systems, are used by companies around the world to build ships, airplanes, and railcars; construct steel buildings, fabricate heavy equipment, erect wind turbines, and more. In addition to cutting systems, the company creates CNCs and software trusted for performance and reliability that result in increased productivity and profitability for hundreds of thousands of businesses. Founded in 1968, Hypertherm Associates is a 100 percent Associate-owned company, employing approximately 2,000 Associates, with operations and partner representation worldwide. Learn more at www.HyperthermAssociates.com. Fifty years ago, in a small two car garage, Hypertherm began its journey with simple, powerful ideas about business and an invention that shaped the future of industrial cutting. The same ideals that fueled our inception all those years ago are still what drive us today: a passion for challenging what is achievable with the products we create, the culture we foster, and the experience we deliver to our customers. As we look to the horizon and the next 50 years, we are proud that our people, partners, and innovations will shape the future with solutions that make anything possible for industries around the world. Key elements of the Hypertherm formula include: • Dedicated Associates focused on customer-centered product design and support • Local sales and service • Broad application experience and proven results • Sustainable and ethical business practices benefit our customers and communities
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